Labour rebels tell Jeremy Corbyn to pick a side for Brexit

The Norwegian border. Rebels want Jeremy Coryn to back the so-called Norway optionJAMES GLOSSOP/THE TIMES

Jeremy Corbyn is facing a defining moment over Brexit, Labour rebels said yesterday as they intensified efforts to make him support keeping Britain in the European Economic Area.

The Labour leader must decide within weeks whether he backs the so-called Norway option, the softest version of Brexit available, or sticks to his stance of calling for the UK to negotiate a bespoke customs union with the EU.

At least 70 Labour MPs are prepared to defy Mr Corbyn if he orders them not to vote for a Lords amendment to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill requiring the government to negotiate for EEA membership, a Labour source said. “This is the moment ‘constructive ambiguity’ has to come to an end, that we get to see what…

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